noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of MANPADS (“handheld anti-aircraft missile”). alt-of, alternative, rare
2. 2
   a man-portable surface-to-air missile wordnet

Etymology

Back-formation from MANPADS, as though the S in the acronym had been the plural marker -s.

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